IT'S TUESDAY, APRIL 12.
I'M NATALI MORRIS, AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
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AMAZON HAS SLASHED THE PRICE OF THE WI-FI ONLY KINDLE TO $114 BUT
ONLY IF YOU AGREE TO AN AD-SUPPORTED MODEL.
YOU CAN STILL BY THE NON-
AD-SUPPORTED ONE FOR $139 BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAVE $25 YOU CAN BUY
ONE THAT WILL ADVERTISE TO YOU EVERY SO OFTEN.
THIS MODEL IS CALLED
INTRUSIVE.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHY YOU ONLY GET A $25 DEAL FOR THIS.
COULD THEY SPARE IT?
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TO FIND THE ANSWERS.
THIS IS KIND OF FUN.
A GOOGLE A DAY IS A SITE THAT
SEARCHING.
THE QUESTIONS WILL BE FEATURED ON A-GOOGLE-A-DAY-DOT-COM
PUZZLE.
THE ANSWERS WILL BE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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THE WINKLEVOSS TWINS HAS COME TO AN END.
THE TWINS SUED ZUCKERBERG
FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING THEIR IDEA FOR CREATING THE SITE.
NOW A COURT
HAS RULED THEY HAVE TO SHUT UP ALREADY AND ACCEPT A SETTLEMENT.
DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR THEM THOUGH.
THE SETTLEMENT IS FOR $65 MILLION.
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GOOGLE IS GOING TO INVEST $168 MILLION IN AN ALTERNATIVE POWER
PROJECT.
THE PROJECT COMES FROM A COMPANY CALLED BRIGHT-SOURCE
ENERGY.
IT INVOLVES BUILDING A SOLAR POWER PLANT IN THE MOJAVE DESERT
IN 2013.
GOOGLE IS NOT THE ONLY FINANCIAL BACKER OF THIS PROJECT.
THE
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS ALSO LOANED $1.8 BILLION TO THE EFFORT.
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REQUIRE SALES TAX ON ALL ONLINE SHOPPING.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD
SEE PROPOSED AFTER TAX DAY.
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR DICK DURBIN PLANS TO
LIKE AMAZON AND OVERSTOCK.
RIGHT NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY SALES
TAX IF YOU BUY FROM AN OUT-OF-STATE VENDOR.
DURBIN SAYS THAT THIS
GIVES ONLINE RETAILERS AN "UNFAIR ADVANTAGE" OVER BRICK AND MORTER
RETAILERS.
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SONY INTRODUCED TWO NEW OLED MONITORS.
THEY AREN'T CHEAP BUT THEY
SOLD FOR BETWEEN 16 AND 29-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE NEW LINE UP
INCLUDES A 25-INCH MODEL FOR $7,400 AND A 17-INCH MODEL FOR $4,900.
THEY ARE EXPECTED OUT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR.
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THAT'S YOUR NEWS OF THE DAY.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
I'M NATALI MORRIS
WITH CNET AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
